The Rothschild Petersen Patent Model Museum is the largest privately-owned collection of United States patent models in the world, containing over 4000 patent models and related documents. Learn More »

25 Patent Models Donated to the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Our Book: Inventing a Better Mousetrap: 200 Years of American History in the Amazing World of Patent Models

Webcast: A Conversation with Alan Rothschild at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

An interactive map of our traveling exhibts at museums across the United States